Run up and Shorten

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Run up verb - Pile up (debts or scores).

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Shorten is an antonym for run up in topics: increase, enlarge.

Shorten verb - To make less in extent or duration.

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Run up is an antonym for shorten.

Nearby Words: short, shortly, shortness, shortening

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Shorten and Run up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/run_up/shorten

Run up & Shorten. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/run_up/shorten>.

Shorten or Run up. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/run_up/shorten.

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